Paula Barker
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 12 December 2019
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 86%
- Debates contributed to
- 133
- Registered interests
- 5
- Declared value
- £19,009
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Paula Barker is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Liverpool Wavertree, first elected in December 2019 and re-elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. She is in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation with 506 votes cast from 590 eligible divisions, and is in the top 5% of MPs elected in 2019 by votes cast. She has made 232 contributions across 133 debates, with her top debate topics being Other/Procedural, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Child Welfare & Safeguarding, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
506 / 590
85.76%
Ranked #85 of 654 MPs (87th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
133 / 11739
232 total contributions
Ranked #354 of 654 MPs (46th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
5
£19,009.12
Ranked #367 of 654 MPs (44th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Paula Barker is the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
Constituencies
- Liverpool Wavertree Jul 2024 – present
- Liverpool, Wavertree Dec 2019 – May 2024
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) Oct 2022 – Nov 2023 · Opposition